Android Nougat

Multi-window. This split screen mode has been implemented on many custom ROMs and now it is built in the OS. App’s size can be adjusted in portrait mode while it is kept 50% in landscape mode.

Quick app switching. It helps switch between 2 recent apps faster.

New Notifications area. It is not totally new but just some tweaks in design. It goes full flat and fullscreen, and reduces space among notifications. Quick Reply is integrated to help user reply to a message right on Notifications area.

System UI Tuner returns.

Expanded support for Virtual Reality.

Vulkan support. It is a new 3D rendering API that provides explicit, low-overhead GPU. It promises faster, smoother and better rendered gaming graphics.

New people emoji with support for skin tones, and new Unicode 9 glyphs.

Multi-language support. You can setup multiple locales.

Direct Boot. The OS now boots to the lock screen before asking user to input a PIN or pattern unlock to decrypt the device. This process helps the OS to receive notifications after a restart.